ATI Sensory Perception Test Questions And Answers
A nurse is assessing a client whose family states that the client has become demented.
The following should be identified by the nurse as a symptom of dementia:
- Sudden loss of memory
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypervigilance
- Inability to problem solve - ANSWER Inability to problem solve.
Problem-solving difficulty is an expected complication of dementia. The nurse is able to
support the family in identifying strategies to manage the client's disability, but
dementia itself is irreversible.
Charge nurse explaining SPD to a newly registered nurse: "SPD occurs when a client's
brain is unable to process rapidly occurring multiple stimuli."
- "SPD makes clients sensitive to the feel of certain stimuli, such as clothes against their
skin."
- "A client is diagnosed with SPD if they exhibit significant decrease in stimuli.
• "A client with SPD has an impairment in the functioning of one or more of their five
senses." RESPONSE "SPD makes the client hypersensitive to stimuli, such as the
awareness of fabric against their skin."
SPD is a sensory disorder in which the client has an hypersensitive reaction to normal
stimuli including, but not limited to the sound of a television or the feel of fabric on their
skin.
A nurse is providing care for a client who is experiencing an impairment in hearing.
Which of the following actions should the nurse use to facilitate communication with the
client? SATA
, Cuddle with the client and read a book together. Provide the client with large print
material.
Talk slowly and loudly. Make certain the client has his or her hearing aids on. Provide a
sign language interpreter. Use paper and pen to communicate. Always face the client
when speaking.
A nurse is conducting an education session on the sensory system for a group of older
adult clients. The nurse should include that the aging process is most likely to cause
which of the following changes?
Decreased sense of touch
Hearing loss
Impaired ability to smell
Reduced taste - ANSWER Hearing loss
The most common senses affected by aging are hearing and vision.
A client tells the nurse, "My doctor said I should have and EMG (electromyograph). What
is that?" Which of the following is the nurse's response?
It is a test that determines if there is a loss of the ability to smell.
It is a test that measures the response of the eardrum to various sounds.
- "It is a test meant to see whether there is any sort of damage to the nerves affecting a
muscle."
- "It is a test performed for diagnosing any sort of damage to the eye's retina." -
ANSWER "It is a test that determines if there is nerve damage affecting a muscle."
Electromyography-EMG is done to detect whether there is any type of damage to the
nerves leading to the muscles. During an electromyography, small-sized needles are
inserted inside the muscle. By a wire, the needles are attached to an electromyography
machine that records the electrical activity of the muscle. If a nerve is damaged, it will
change this electrical activity.
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has conductive hearing loss. The
nurse should recognize which of the following as a possible cause of conductive hearing
loss? SATA Trauma to outer ear Damage to inner ear structures Inflammation Down
A nurse is assessing a client whose family states that the client has become demented.
The following should be identified by the nurse as a symptom of dementia:
- Sudden loss of memory
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypervigilance
- Inability to problem solve - ANSWER Inability to problem solve.
Problem-solving difficulty is an expected complication of dementia. The nurse is able to
support the family in identifying strategies to manage the client's disability, but
dementia itself is irreversible.
Charge nurse explaining SPD to a newly registered nurse: "SPD occurs when a client's
brain is unable to process rapidly occurring multiple stimuli."
- "SPD makes clients sensitive to the feel of certain stimuli, such as clothes against their
skin."
- "A client is diagnosed with SPD if they exhibit significant decrease in stimuli.
• "A client with SPD has an impairment in the functioning of one or more of their five
senses." RESPONSE "SPD makes the client hypersensitive to stimuli, such as the
awareness of fabric against their skin."
SPD is a sensory disorder in which the client has an hypersensitive reaction to normal
stimuli including, but not limited to the sound of a television or the feel of fabric on their
skin.
A nurse is providing care for a client who is experiencing an impairment in hearing.
Which of the following actions should the nurse use to facilitate communication with the
client? SATA
, Cuddle with the client and read a book together. Provide the client with large print
material.
Talk slowly and loudly. Make certain the client has his or her hearing aids on. Provide a
sign language interpreter. Use paper and pen to communicate. Always face the client
when speaking.
A nurse is conducting an education session on the sensory system for a group of older
adult clients. The nurse should include that the aging process is most likely to cause
which of the following changes?
Decreased sense of touch
Hearing loss
Impaired ability to smell
Reduced taste - ANSWER Hearing loss
The most common senses affected by aging are hearing and vision.
A client tells the nurse, "My doctor said I should have and EMG (electromyograph). What
is that?" Which of the following is the nurse's response?
It is a test that determines if there is a loss of the ability to smell.
It is a test that measures the response of the eardrum to various sounds.
- "It is a test meant to see whether there is any sort of damage to the nerves affecting a
muscle."
- "It is a test performed for diagnosing any sort of damage to the eye's retina." -
ANSWER "It is a test that determines if there is nerve damage affecting a muscle."
Electromyography-EMG is done to detect whether there is any type of damage to the
nerves leading to the muscles. During an electromyography, small-sized needles are
inserted inside the muscle. By a wire, the needles are attached to an electromyography
machine that records the electrical activity of the muscle. If a nerve is damaged, it will
change this electrical activity.
A nurse is reviewing the medical history of a client who has conductive hearing loss. The
nurse should recognize which of the following as a possible cause of conductive hearing
loss? SATA Trauma to outer ear Damage to inner ear structures Inflammation Down
